ECTOPARASITES ARE UNLIKELY TO BE A PRIMARY CAUSE OF POPULATION DECLINES OF BENT-WINGED BATS IN SOUTH-EASTERN AUSTRALIA

Ectoparasites are unlikely to be a primary cause of population declines of bent-winged bats in south-eastern Australia

While bats carry a diverse range of ectoparasites, little research has been conducted on the effects these organisms may have on bat populations.The southern bent-winged bat (Miniopterus orianae bassanii) is a critically endangered subspecies endemic to south-eastern Australia, whose numbers have declined over the past 50 years for unknown reasons.

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Prison health situation and health rights of young people incarcerated in sub-Saharan African prisons and detention centres: a scoping review of extant literature

Abstract Background Treatment and special protection of the rights of incarcerated young people in prisons are mandated under the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), as well as under United Nations (UN) human rights instruments.Methods A scoping review mapped what is currently known about prison conditions and health situation of detained and inca

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Acute Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Olmesartan-Associated Collagenous Gastroduodenitis: A Potential Endoscopic Complication

Collagenous gastroenteritis is a rare disease that is known to be associated with the drug olmesartan, an angiotensin II receptor antagonist used to treat hypertension.It is characterized cookies portable dab rig histologically by increased subepithelial collagen deposition with associated inflammation and epithelial injury.Endoscopically, the muco

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